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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Westmorland and Furness Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 1,590 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 2000 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
LAND AT CARLETON HILL ROAD, PENRITH
Received 9 May 2017FIELD TO THE EAST OF KIRKBY LONSDALE BUSINESS PARK, ADJOINING THE A65
Received 18 Jun 2012LAITHA, BOLTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6AY
Received 29 Jan 2018Near Brook Hollow Newland Ulverston LA12 7QD
Received 27 Jul 2026Bolton Manor Farm, Little Urswick, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PX
Received 20 May 2022LINCROSS, LANGWATHBY, PENRITH, CA10 1LW
Received 17 Jul 2018BROCKHOLES FARM / WOOD, TEBAY, PENRITH, CA10 3XT
Received 19 Apr 20136 Nethercroft, Lowgate, Levens, KENDAL, LA8 8LU
Received 10 May 2018LAND ADJACENT TO ATKINSON EARTHMOVING, AUGILL HOUSE FARM, BROUGH, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4DX
Received 27 Apr 2017BARN AT LADYS WOOD HOUSE, ROUNDTHORN, PENRITH, CA11 8SJ
Received 12 Feb 201828 Stramongate, KENDAL, LA9 4BN
Received 20 Aug 202011 HARLING BANK, KIRKBY LONSDALE, LA6 2DJ
Received 16 Oct 2006Queen Katherine School, Appleby Road, KENDAL, LA9 6PJ
Received 20 Jul 202377 Lingmoor Rise KENDAL LA9 7NR
Received 25 Sept 2026LOW FELL, LOWTHER STREET, PENRITH, CA11 7UW
Received 18 Jan 2015Terret Dene, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AB
Received 12 Apr 2016Plumpton Crossing Cottage Newland ULVERSTON LA12 7SH
Received 21 May 2026Flat 1 Howgill, 24 Church Hill, ARNSIDE, LA5 0DJ
Received 16 Jan 2018Skygarth Farm Temple Sowerby PENRITH CA10 1SS
Received 19 Jan 202622 Soutergate, ULVERSTON, LA12 7ER
Received 1 Aug 201896/94 GREENSIDE, KENDAL, LA9 5DT
Received 31 Aug 2012Knott House, Priest Lane, Cartmel, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6PU
Received 15 Feb 2021SCHOOL HOUSE, GREAT STRICKLAND, PENRITH, CA10 3DF
Received 21 May 2021OS Field 6728, South of Ladyford Farmstead, Gilthwaiterigg Lane, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA96NT
Received 23 Oct 2014Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Westmorland and Furness Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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